All Obituaries

Edward K. “Edd” White, 83, of Canton died peacefully, in the company of family at the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Edd had great love for his wife Pat and his 4 daughters (his 'girls'). He was a loving and dedicated husband, father, brother, grandpa, and friend. Edd was always ready to help and serve his friends, his church and community. He was devoted to the upkeep and maintenance of St. Paul's Oratory and honored to have...

Maurice F. Cotter, 94, of Ogdensburg and formerly of Canton, died Sunday evening, July 25, 2021 at the St. Joseph's Nursing Home in Ogdensburg, where he had been a resident for many years.  Maurice was born May 26, 1927 in Canton, a son of the late Edward and Margaret (Clark) Cotter. He attended Canton Schools and worked the family farm.  Maurice is survived by a cousin, Lauren (Julia) Stiles of Ithaca, New York.  In addition to his parents, Maurice is predeceased by...

Susan J. Blackmer, 61, of Lisbon passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 24, 2021 in her home peacefully. Susan was born November 7, 1959 in Suffern, New York; a daughter of the late Roger and Barbara (Rivers) Blackmer. She graduated from Canton High School and attended Canton College, obtaining an Associates of Nursing degree. Susan worked at Rite Aid in Ogdensburg for 23 years. She was an integral member of Heart To Heart, she enjoyed feeding the birds, ceramics, and barn quilts. Susan...

Barry Andrew Carson, 94, passed away on July 7, 2021. He was born on February 11, 1927, the son of the late Rollett and Alice (Armstrong) Carson. Barry grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He attended University School in Shaker Heights and Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts. As a freshman and sophomore at Harvard University, he played on the varsity hockey team, before serving in the U.S. Army Occupation Forces in postwar Japan from 1946-47. Then, he made his way to the North Country....

Dr. Rita Goldberg, Professor Emerita of Spanish, 87, of Canton, died at her home, Thursday, June 17, 2021. Rita was born October 1, 1933 in NYC, a daughter of the late Abraham Moses and Hilda (Weinman) Goldberg. “Rita earned her BA at Queens College, her MA at Middlebury Graduate School of Spanish in Madrid, Spain; and her Ph.D. at Brown University. She held the Charles A. Dana Professorship of Modern Languages and Literatures in recognition of her exemplary scholarship and won the...

David Relf Pellett, 73 of Canton, New York passed away at his home on Saturday, June 12, 2021.  David was born in Webster, New York to Paul and Elizabeth (Miller) Pellett on July 20, 1947.  David graduated from RIT in 1969 with a BS degree in Business and Accounting.  He went on to work for a number of different businesses, including Robinson Farm Equipment and SUNY Canton, as well as many years on the family farm.  His most enjoyable job, whether crunching numbers in...

Margaret Ann “Peggy” McCarthy Carney passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 at Albany Medical Center. Peggy was born on November 4, 1929 to Joseph and Alice McCarthy of South Colton, N.Y. Peggy was pre deceased by her parents and siblings Joseph Jr “Junior”, Joyce Snyder, Florence Ward, Jerry McCarthy and two beloved Sons in Law Bruce Machold and George Khachadourian . Peggy was survived by her husband of 70 years Francis x. Carney of Hackensack N.J. whom she met during...

Geraldine M. (Ames) Stafford, 85, of Canton died peacefully in her home on Thursday, May 27, 2021 where she was surrounded by her loving family and under the care of St. Lawrence Valley Hospice. Geraldine was born September 5, 1935, a daughter to the late Gerald and Ruth (Briggs) Ames. She attended Crary Mills Country School and graduated from Canton Central. On July 4, 1958, Geraldine was married to John Elbert Stafford. Geraldine worked at Bandbox Dry Cleaners, Ralph’s Restaurant...

 Gail Crabtree, 68, of Canton, NY and Redington Beach, FL, passed away on May 13th after an extended hospital stay.             She was born in Potsdam in 1952 to the late Wallace D. and Audrey Conant Guthrie. In 1967, when she was in high school, her parents built the Canton Dairy Queen, which has been run by her family up to the present day.             While attending St....

Tim Allen, 66, of Canton, died on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at his home, where he was surrounded by his family and under the care of St. Lawrence Valley Hospice. Tim was born May 10, 1954 in Potsdam, the son of the late Keith and Margaret (Goodcourage) Allen. He graduated from Madrid-Waddington High School. In April 1979, Tim was married to Carol Corbine. For several years, he drove truck for various companies in the North Country before being employed by NYSARC, from which he retired due to...